My thoughts and reminders as GIS Librarian at the University of Texas at Arlington. This blog is primarily a way for me to jot down my ideas and also to record notes from other blogs and feeds out there. Everyone is welcome to follow along if you like.

Thursday, August 28, 2008

GIS Librarian (-ish) Positions x2

"Bucknell University seeks to hire a Geographic Information Systems Specialist for the Library and Information Technology organization... The primary responsibilities of this position are to develop, expand, and support a GIS user community by assisting students and faculty in the selection and use of appropriate GIS technologies; working with faculty and students in designing and executing projects using GIS; and providing instructional support in GIS."

While this position does not have the title Librarian and while a library degree is not required, this sounds quite similar to my responsibilities here. And, of course, this position does indeed reside in Bucknell's Library. With a salary of $40,000 - $60,000 this position sounds pretty fantastic for a GIS professional looking for an academic position.

"New York University is seeking an energetic, creative, and knowledgeable librarian to select, acquire, manage, and deliver numeric and geospatial data collections to support campus research and scholarship."

Some snippets:

The librarian will build numeric and spatial data collections and facilitate access to additional data resources across the sciences

Reporting to the Data Service Coordinator, the Data Service Librarian works to develop appropriate description for managing research data collections; investigates new sources for metadata; keeps abreast of new and evolving metadata standards such as the Data Documentation Initiative (DDI) and Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) standards.

The incumbent will develop and maintain awareness of data-centered initiatives across the sciences, attending professional meetings, workshops and conferences for training and continuing professional development.

This really sounds like an exciting position. We are continually increasing the numeric (non-spatial) data services and positions such as this one which straddle both numeric and spatial data services are the thing of the future. My opinion is that GIS technology is becoming more and more commonplace and within 5 years (or so) it might not be so necessary to maintain a professional strictly in GIS or strictly in non-spatial statistics. Great long-term opportunity for a highly experienced librarian.

Specific salary benefits are not mentioned, and considering the cost of NYC especially someplace wiothin an easy commute this perhaps will be a huge factor.

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About Me

Father of two boys, married to an engineering student, work as a GIS librarian & adjunct professor, love sci-fi/fantasy (especially Gene Wolfe, Rudy Rucker, Jeff Noon, Frank Herbert), table tennis, and a follower of the specific carbohydrate diet since 11/2005; vegan since 07/2006; faltered in the first half of 2008 but am working hard to get back on track.